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Collection #1: Bold ActionsCollection #1 Academic Vocabulary: aspect, cultural, evaluate, resource, textAligned Novel Choices: The Wednesday Wars by Gary SchmidtEssential Question: How can people be bold and courageous?Collection Performance Task: A Write a Short Story LAFS.7.W.1.3 a-e, LAFS.7.W.2.4, LAFS.7.W.2.5, LAFS.7.W.4.10 AND/ORB Present an Oral Commentary LAFS.7.W.1.1 a–e, LAFS.7.W.3.8, LAFS.7.W.3.8, LAFS.7.W.3.9, LAFS.7.W.4.10, LAFS.7.SL.2.4, LAFS.7.SL.2.5, LAFS.7.SL.2.6, LAFS.7.L.2.3 Collection Description: In this collection, students will explore what it means to face challenges fearlessly, even if it means failing in the attempt.Necessary Tasks:Selection/Feature TitleCritical AnalysisVocabulary Strategy(Critical Vocabulary)Language ConventionsSelection Performance TaskANCHOR TEXT: SHORT STORY “Rogue Wave” by Theodore TaylorCLOSE READER: SHORT STORY “Big Things Come in Small Packages” by Eleanora E. TateAnalyze Story Elements: Plot and Setting LAFS.7.RL.1.3Make Inferences LAFS.7.RL.1.1STRATEGY:Latin Roots LAFS.7.L.3.4 a-cCRITICAL VOCABULARY:Swell, deck, navigation, submerge, portholeSentence Structure LAFS.7.L1.1 bWriting Activity: Movie Outline LAFS.7.W.1.3, LAFS.7.SL.2.4COMPARE MEDIACovering Issues in the Newsonline news article “Parents of Rescued Teenage Sailor Abby Sunderland Accused of Risking Her Life” by Paul HarrisAnalyze Structure LAFS.7.RI.1.2, LAFS.7.RI.2.5,LAFS.7.SL.1.2Nonenoneeditorial“Ship of Fools”by Joanna WeissTrace and Evaluate an ArgumentLAFS.7.RI.1.2, LAFS.7.RI.2.5LAFS.7.RI.3.8nonenonetv news interview“Was Abby Too Young to Sail? “by CBS NewsCLOSE READER: ESSAY “Finding Your Everest” by Robert MedinaAnalyze Structure LAFS.7.RI.1.2, LAFS.7.RI.2.5LAFS.7.SL.1.2NonenoneCompare MediaAnalyze Ideas in Diverse MediaLAFS.7.RI.1.2, LAFS.7.RI.1.3, LAFS.7.RI.2.5, LAFS.7.RI.2.6,LAFS.7.RI.3.8, LAFS.7.RI.3.9,LAFS.7.SL.1.2N/AN/AMedia Activity: Blogs LAFS.7.W.1.1, LAFS.7.W.2.4,LAFS.7.W.2.6ANCHOR TEXT: GREEK MYTH“The Flight of Icarus”by Sally BensonCLOSE READER: GREEK MYTH“ Arachne”retold by Olivia E. CoolidgeAnalyze Story ElementsLAFS.7.RL1.3Determine Theme LAFS.7.RL1.2STRATEGY: Noun Suffixes –ty and –ity LAFS.7.L.3.4bCritical Vocabulary: moderate, prowess, frantic, anxietyCommas and Coordinate Adjectives LAFS.7.L.1.2aWriting Activity: Graphic ComicLAFS.7.W.1.3, LAFS.7.W.3.7 POEM“Icarus’s Flight”by Stephen DobynsAnalyze Form: Poetry LAFS.7.RL2.5Determine Meaning of Words and Phrases: Alliteration RL 4NoneNoneSpeaking Activity: Oral ResponseLAFS.7.W.1.2, LAFS.7.SL.2.4 INFORMATIONAL WRITING“Women in Aviation”by Patricia and Fredrick McKissackDetermine Author’s Purpose LAFS.7.RI.2.6Cite Evidence and Draw Conclusions LAFS.7.RI.1.1Strategy: Connotations and DenotationsLAFS.7.L.3.4a, LAFS.7.L.3.5c Critical Vocabulary: inundate, restrictive, exhibition, precautionSubordinate clauses L 1aWriting Activity: ReportLAFS.7.W.1.2, LAFS.7.W.2.6LAFS.7.W.4.10 Additional Social Studies/ Health Standards:Supplemental Tasks: See pages 2b – 2e in the Teacher’s EditionCollection #2: Perception and RealityCollection # Academic Vocabulary: abnormal, feature, focus, perceive, taskAligned Novel Choices: Time Windows by Kathryn ReissEssential Question: How does our perception change our reality?Collection Performance Task: A Write an Opinion Essay LAFS.7.RL.1.1, LAFS.7.W.1.1a-e, LAFS.7.W.2.4, LAFS.7.W.2.5, LAFS.7.W.3.9, LAFS.7.W.4.10AND/ORB Write an Expository Essay LAFS.7.RI.1.1, LAFS.7.W.1.2a-f, LAFS.7.W.2.4, LAFS.7.W.2.5, LAFS.7.W.3.8, LAFS.7.W.4.10 Collection Description: In this collection, students will explore how things in life are not always how we perceive them to be.Necessary Tasks:Selection/Feature TitleCritical AnalysisVocabulary Strategy(Critical Vocabulary)Language ConventionsSelection Performance TaskANCHOR TEXT: FOLK TALE“The People Could Fly”by Virginia HamiltonCLOSE READER: SHORT STORY “Heartbeat” by David YooAnalyze Story Elements: Folk Tales LAFS.7.RL1.3Summarize Text LAFS.7.RL.1.2Strategy: Latin Suffixes LAFS.7.L.3.4b, LAFS.7.L.3.4dCritical Vocabulary: croon, snag, shuffle, plantationnoneSpeaking Activity: Dramatic ReadingLAFS.7.RL.4.10,LAFS.7.SL.2.6Compare Texts POEM “The Song of Wandering Aengus”by W.B. YeatsDetermine the Impact of RhymeRL 4, RL 5NonenonePOEM“Sonnet 43”by William ShakespeareAnalyze SonnetLAFS.7.RL.2.4, LAFS.7.RL.2.5 none noneCompare Texts Determine Meanings LAFS.7.RL.2.4, LAFS.7.RL.2.5n/an/aSpeaking Activity: DiscussionLAFS.7.SL.1.1a-d, LAFS.7.SL.2.4, LAFS.7.SL.2.6MAGAZINE ARTICLE“Magic and the Brain” by Susan Martinez-Conde and Stephen L. MacknikCLOSE READER: SCIENCE WRITING “Saving the Lost” by Reynaldo VasquezAnalyze Structure: Text FeaturesLAFS.7.RI.2.4, LAFS.7.RI.2.5Summarize Text LAFS.7.RI.1.2Strategy: The Greek Prefix neuro-LAFS.7.L.3.4a–cCritical Vocabulary: neural, neuroscientist, neuron, neuroscience, cynicAdverb ClausesLAFS.7.L1.1aSpeaking Activity: DemonstrationLAFS.7.W.3.7, LAFS.7.SL.2.4media AnalysisImage collectionPUBLIC ARTPavement Chalk Artby Julian BeeverAnalyze Diverse Media LAFS.7.SL.1.2NonenoneMedia Activity: Poster LAFS.7.SL.2.5, LAFS.7.W.2.6 SHORT STORY“Another Place, Another Time”by Cory DoctorowAnalyze Story Elements: CharacterLAFS.7.RL.1.3 Determine Meaning of Words and PhrasesLAFS.7.RL.2.4Critical Vocabulary: eloquence, maroon, judicious, spyglass, sextantReference AidsLAFS.7.L.3.4cSpell CorrectlyLAFS.7.L1.2bWriting Activity: Character ProfileLAFS.7.RL.1.1, LAFS.7.RL.1.2,LAFS.7.W.3.9aANCHOR TEXT: dramaSorry, Wrong Numberby Lucille Fletcher CLOSE READER: COMPARING VERSIONSA Christmas CarolNOVEL EXCERPTby Charles DickensDRAMA EXCERPTby Israel HorovitzGRAPHIC STORYBy Marvel ComicsAnalyze Form: Drama LAFS.7.RL.1.3, LAFS.7.RL.2.5nonenoneWriting Activity: Character AnalysisLAFS.7.RL.1.3, LAFS.7.W.1.2LAFS.7.W.2.4, LAFS.7.W.3.9aLAFS.7.W.4.10Speaking and ListeningLAFS.7.RL.3.7, LAFS.7.SL.1.2Additional Social Studies/ Health Standards:Supplemental Tasks: See pages 62b-62e in the Teacher’s EditionCollection #3: Nature at WorkCollection # Academic Vocabulary: affect, element, ensure, participate, specifyAligned Novel Choices: Rascal by Sterling North or White Fang by Jack LondonEssential Question: How does nature enhance the lives of humans?Collection Performance Task: A Write a Memoir LAFS.7.W.1.3a–e, LAFS.7.W.2.4, LAFS.7.W.2.5, LAFS.7.W.4.10 AND/ORB Write a Poetry Analysis LAFS.7.RL.1.1, LAFS.7.RL.2.4, LAFS.7.RL.2.5, LAFS.7.W.1.2a–e, LAFS.7.W.2.4, LAFS.7.W.2.5, LAFS.7.W.3.9, LAFS.7.W.4.10Collection Description: In this collection, students will explore the beauty, power, and mystery of nature.Necessary Tasks:Selection/Feature TitleCritical AnalysisVocabulary Strategy(Critical Vocabulary)Language ConventionsSelection Performance Taskanchor TEXT: memoirfrom Mississippi Solo by Eddy HarrisCLOSE READER: MEMOIRfrom Polar Dreamby Helen ThayerAnalyze Text: MemoirLAFS.7.RI.1.3Analyze the Meanings of Words and Phrases LAFS.7.RI.2.4Strategy: Figures of Speech LAFS.7.L.3.5aCritical Vocabulary: avalanche, insulate, splinter, etherealPrecise LanguageLAFS.7.L.2.3aWriting Activity: Analysis LAFS.7.RI.2.4, LAFS.7.W.3.9soliloquyfrom The Tempest by William ShakespeareDetermine Meanings LAFS.7.RL.2.4Analyze Form LAFS.7.RL.2.5NonenoneSpeaking Activity: Dramatic ReadingLAFS.7.SL.1.1, LAFS.7.SL.2.6short story“Allied with Green”by Naomi Shihab NyeDetermine ThemeLAFS.7.RL.1.2Determine the Meanings of Words and PhrasesLAFS.7.RL.2.4Strategy: Using a GlossaryLAFS.7.L.3.4cCritical Vocabulary: addiction, median, arboretum, obituarySentence StructureLAFS.7.L.1.1bWriting Activity: EssayLAFS.7.W.1.1, LAFS.7.W.2.4,LAFS.7.4.10EXPOSITORY ESSAY“Big Rocks’ Balancing Acts”by Douglas Fox CLOSE READER: INFORMATIONAL TEXT“The Hidden Southwest: The Arch Hunters”by James VlahosAnalyze Structure: Essay LAFS.7.RI.1.2, LAFS.7.RI.1.3,LAFS.7.RI.2.5Strategy: Latin RootsLAFS.7.L.3.4b, LAFS.7.L.3.6Critical Vocabulary: gully, bedrock, gradual, coincidence, precariousPrepositional Phrases LAFS.7.L.1.1aSpeaking Activity: Oral Report LAFS.7.W.3.7, LAFS.7.SL.2.4COMPARE ANCHOR TEXTS POEM“Ode to enchanted light” by Pablo NerudaAnalyze Form: Ode LAFS.7.RL.2.5none nonePOEM “Sleeping in the Forest” by Mary Oliver Analyze Form: Lyric Poem LAFS.7.RL.2.4, LAFS.7.RL.2.5NonenoneCOMPARE ANCHOR TEXTSCLOSE READERPOEMSfrom Poems About Natureby Leslie Marmon Silko, Victor Hernandez Cruz, and Gwendolyn Brooks Determine Meaning LAFS.7.RL.1.1, LAFS.7.RL.2.4n/an/aWriting Activity: Poem LAFS.7.W.1.3a-e, LAFS.7.W.4.10Additional Social Studies/ Health Standards:HE.7.B.3.3: Compare a variety of technologies to gather health informationHE.7.B.4.1: Apply effective communication skills when interacting with others to enhance healthHB.7.B.4.2: Demonstrate refusal, negotiation, and collaboration skills to enhance health and reduce health risksSupplemental Tasks: See pages 136b – 136e in the Teacher’s EditionCollection #4: Risk and ExplorationCollection #4 Academic Vocabulary: complex, potential, rely, stress, validAligned Novel Choices: Peak by Roland Smith Essential Question: How do people conquer the fear of the unknown?Collection Performance Task: Give a Persuasive Speech LAFS.7.W.1.1a–e, LAFS.7.W.2.4, LAFS.7.W.2.5, LAFS.7.W.3.7, LAFS.7.W.3.8, LAFS.7.SL.2.4, LAFS.7.SL.2.5, LAFS.7.SL.2.6Collection Description: In this collection, students will encounter individuals who must confront a compelling question: How far is too far? Necessary Tasks:Selection/Feature TitleCritical AnalysisVocabulary Strategy(Critical Vocabulary)Language ConventionsSelection Performance TaskANCHOR TEXT:SPEECH“Remarks at the Dedication of the Aerospace Medical Health Center”by John F. KennedyCLOSE READER: ONLINE ESSAY“Is Space Exploration Worth the Cost?”by Joan VernikosTrace and Evaluate an Argument LAFS.7.RI.2.5, LAFS.7.RI.3.8Strategy: Using Context Clues LAFS.7.L.3.4a, LAFS.7.L.3.4c, LAFS.7.L.3.4dCritical Vocabulary: Metabolism, Impairment, Impetus, tediousCapitalization LAFS.7.L.1.2, LAFS.7.L.3.4Writing Activity: Research Report LAFS.7.W.1.2, LAFS.7.W.3.7, LAFS.7.W.3.8COMMENTARY:“Why Exploring the Ocean Is Mankind’s Next Giant Leap”by Philippe CousteauAnalyze Structure: Sound Reasoning LAFS.7.RI.2.5, LAFS.7.RI.3.8Strategy: Prefixes LAFS.7.L.3.4b, LAFS.7.L.3.6Critical Vocabulary: diplomat, sustain, steward, exploitAdjective Clauses L1aSpeaking Activity: Informal Debate LAFS.7.W.3.7, LAFS.7.W.3.8, LAFS.7.SL.1.1, LAFS.7.SL.2.4SCIENCE ARTICLE“Living in the Dark”by Cheryl BardoeCLOSE READER:SCIENCE ARTICLE “Stinging Tentacles Offer Hint to Oceans’ Decline”by Elisabeth RosenthalAnalyze Structure: Determine Central Ideas and Details LAFS.7.RI.1.3, LAFS.7.RI.2.5Strategy: Greek Roots LAFS.7.L.3.4b, LAFS.7.L.3.4c, LAFS.7.L.3.6Critical Vocabulary: cache, geyser, meager, tectonic, decomposeVerbal Phrases LAFS.7.L.1.1aWriting Activity: Persuasive Essay LAFS.7.W.1.1, LAFS.7.W.2.4, LAFS.7.W.3.8, LAFS.7.W.4.10POEM“Your World” by Georgie Douglas JohnsonDetermine Meanings LAFS.7.RL.2.4NonenoneWriting Activity: Analysis LAFS.7.W.1.2, LAFS.7.W.3.9aAdditional Social Studies/ Health Standards: SS.7.C.2.11: Analyze media and political communications (bias, symbolism, propaganda)SS.7.C.2.13: Examine multiple perspectives on public current issuesSupplemental Tasks: See pages 184 b – 184 e in the Teacher’s EditionCollection #5: The Stuff of Consumer CultureCollection # Academic Vocabulary: attitude, consume, goal, purchase, technologyAligned Novel Choices: Teacher ChoiceEssential Question: How does our compulsion to consume affect our lives and the environment?Collection Performance Task: Create a Multimedia Presentation LAFS.7.W.1.2a–f, LAFS.7.W.2.4, LAFS.7.W.2.5, LAFS.7.W.2.6, LAFS.7.W.3.7, LAFS.7.W.3.8, LAFS.7.W.4.10, LAFS.7.SL.2.4, LAFS.7.SL.2.5, LAFS.7.SL.2.6Collection Description: In this collection, students will take a look at our consumer culture and consider the question: How much is enough?Necessary Tasks:Selection/Feature TitleCritical AnalysisVocabulary Strategy(Critical Vocabulary)Language ConventionsSelection Performance TaskANCHOR TEXT: INFORMATIONAL TEXTfrom Life at Home in the Twenty-First Centuryby Jeanne E. ArnoldCLOSE READER:ESSAY“Teenagers and New Technology”by Andres Padilla-LopezAnalyze Structure: Causes and Effect LAFS.7.RI.1.2, LAFS.7.RI.2.5Cite Evidence LAFS.7.RI.1.1, LAFS.7.RI.1.2Strategy: Domain – Specific Words LAFS.7.L.3.6Critical Vocabulary: observation, proliferation, municipal, taper, precipitousEliminate Redundancy LAFS.7.L.2.3aWriting Activity: Essay LAFS.7.W.1.2, LAFS.7.W.3.7, LAFS.7.W.3.8 INFORMATIONAL TEXT “Always wanting More” from I Want That by Thomas HineESSAY“Labels and Illusions” by Lourdes BarrancoDetermine Meaning LAFS.7.RI.2.4Make Inferences LAFS.7.RI.1.1Strategy: Synonyms and Antonyms LAFS.7.L.3.4d, LAFS.7.L.3.5b, LAFS.7.L.3.6Critical Vocabulary: superfluity, intangible, exhort, apathyNoun Clauses LAFS.7.L.1.1aSpeaking Activity: Discussion LAFS.7.RI.3.8, LAFS.7.SL.1.1Compare TextsPOEM“Dump” by X. J. KennedyAnalyze Poetry: Form LAFS.7.RL.2.5noneonePOEM“How Things Work” by Gary SotoAnalyze Poetry: Form LAFS.7.RL.2.5nonenoneCompare Texts Determine Theme LAFS.7.RL.1.2, LAFS.7.RL.2.4Compare Forms in Poetry LAFS.7.RL.1.2, LAFS.7.RL.2.5n/an/aWriting Activity:Analysis LAFS.7.W.1.2, LAFS.7.W.2.4, LAFS.7.W.4.10SHORT STORY“Earth (A Gift Shop)”by Charles YuCLOSE READER:SHORT STORY“He-y Come On Ou-t!”by Shinichi HoshiAnalyze Stories: Science Fiction LAFS.7.RL.1.3Determine Theme LAFS.7.RL.1.2Strategy: Verifying Meaning LAFS.7.L.3.4d, LAFS.7.L.3.6Critical Vocabulary: enterprising, mandatory, hypothesis, misjudgeSpelling LAFS.7.L.1.2bWriting Activity: Short Story LAFS.7.W.1.3a-e, LAFS.7.W.2.4, LAFS.7.W.4.10Additional Social Studies/ Health Standards: HE.7.B.4.4: Demonstrate refusal, negotiation, and collaboration skills to enhance health and reduce health risksHE. 7.C.1.2: Explain how physical, mental/emotional, social, and intellectual dimensions of health are interrelatedHE.7.B.5.1: Predict when health-related situation require the application of a thoughtful decision-making processHE.7.C.2.5: Analyze how messages from media influence health behaviorsSupplemental Tasks: See pages 220 b – 220 e in the Teacher’s EditionCollection 6: Guided by a CauseCollection 6 Academic Vocabulary: contrast, despite, error, inadequate, interactAligned Novel Choices: New Boy by Julian HoustonEssential Question: How do our inner desires guide our actions?Collection Performance Task: A Write an Expository Essay LAFS.7.W.1.2a-f, LAFS.7.W.2.4, LAFS.7.W.2.5, LAFS.7.W.2.6, LAFS.7.W.3.7, LAFS.7.W.3.8, LAFS.7.W.4.10 AND/ORB Write a Personal Essay LAFS.7.W.1.2a-f, LAFS.7.W.2.4, LAFS.7.W.2.5, LAFS.7.W.2.6, LAFS.7.W.4.10Collection Description: In this collection, students will consider the question: What inspires people to take action to improve their world?Necessary Tasks:Selection/Feature TitleCritical AnalysisVocabulary Strategy(Critical Vocabulary)Language ConventionsSelection Performance TaskCOMPARE ANCHOR TEXTSHISTORY WRITING from Flesh & Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy by Albert MarrinDetermine Central Idea and Details LAFS.7.RI.12HISTORY WRITING from The Story of the Triangle Factory Fireby Zachary KentAnalyze Structure: Chronological Order LAFS.7.RI.2.5COMPARE ANCHOR TEXTSCLOSE READER:HISTORY WRITINGfrom “The Most Daring of [Our] Lives”by Lynne OlsenCLOSE READER:SPEECH“Speech from the Democratic National Convention”by John LewisAnalyze Presentations of Information LAFS.7.RI.1.3, LAFS.7.RI.2.6, LAFS.7.RI.3.9Strategy: Latin Roots LAFS.7.L.3.4bCritical Vocabulary: flammable, reign, portable, inspection, corridor, enactCapitalization LAFS.7.L.1.2Speaking Activity: Oral Presentation LAFS.7.W.3 7, LAFS.7.W.3.8, LAFS.7.SL.2.4, LAFS.7.SL.2.6HISTORICAL NOVEL from Uprisingby Margaret Peterson HaddixCLOSE READER:SHORT STORYfrom “Doris Is Coming” by ZZ PackerAnalyze Point of ViewLAFS.7.RL.1.3, LAFS.7.RL.2.6Compare and Contrast: Genres LAFS.7.RL.3.9Strategy: Analogies LAFS.7.L.3.5bCritical Vocabulary: mischievous, scorn, marvel, singe, stifle, reprove, haggard, wistfulPhrases LAFS.7.L.1.1aWriting Activity: New Chapter LAFS.7.W.1.3, LAFS.7.W.2.4, LAFS.7.W.2.5, LAFS.7.W.3.9, LAFS.7.W.4.10Anchor text:personal essay “Craig Kielburger Reflects on Working Toward Peace” by Craig KielburgerCLOSE READER: ONLINE ARTICLE“Difference Maker: John Bergmann and Popcorn Park”by David KaraAnalyze Text: Personal Essay LAFS.7.RI.1.3, LAFS.7.RI.2.5Determine Author’s Point of View LAFS.7.RI.2.6Strategy: Multiple Meanings LAFS.7.L.3.4, LAFS.7.L.3.4c, LAFS.7.L.3.6Critical Vocabulary: inquire, capacity, exploitation, syringe, possessionDangling Modifiers LAFS.7.L.1.1cWriting Activity: Critique LAFS.7.RI.1.1, LAFS.7.RI.3.8, LAFS.7.W.1.1, LAFS.7.W.2.4, LAFS.7.W.3.9b,LAFS.7.W.4.10MEDIA ANALYSISFILM CLIP--DOCUMENTARYfrom “It Takes a Child”by Judy JacksonAnalyze Media LAFS.7.SL.1.2NonenoneMedia Activity: Photo Documentary LAFS.7.SL.1.2, LAFS.7.SL.1.3, LAFS.7.SL.2.4, LAFS.7.SL.2.5POEM“A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long”by Nikki GiovanniDetermine Meaning: Style LAFS.7.RL.2.4, LAFS.7.RL.2.5Determine Theme LAFS.7.RL.1.2noneCombining Sentences with Phrases LAFS.7.L.1.1a, LAFS.7.L.1.1cWriting Activity:Writing a Poem LAFS.7.W.1.3, LAFS.7.W.2.4, LAFS.7.W.4.10SHORT STORY“Train Time”by D’Arcy McNickleAnalyze Stories: Character Development LAFS.7.RL.1.2, LAFS.7.RL.1.3Analyze Stories: Flashback LAFS.7.RL.1.3Strategy: Using a DictionaryCritical Vocabulary: exasperate, conscience, ponderous, sustenance, inexplicable, ignorance Misplaced Modifiers LAFS.7.L.1.1cWriting Activity: Character Analysis LAFS.7.RL.1.1, LAFS.7.RL.1.3, LAFS.7.RL.2.6, LAFS.7.W.1.1, LAFS.7.W.2.4, LAFS.7.W.3.9a, LAFS.7.W.4.10Additional Social Studies/Health Standards:Supplemental Tasks: See pages 220 b – 220 e in the Teacher’s Edition ................
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